Safe Sanctuary
At St. Paul's United Church of Christ we strive to create a safe environment for all, especially for the most vulnerable among us. To that ends we have put in place a "SafeConduct" policy, which describes the guidelines for ministries with children, youth, homebound, hospitalized, and others within our church. Maintaining a safe environment refers not only to ministries that take place at our church building, but also for off-site activities, electronic communications, and print communications.
More Information
For more information about our SafeConduct policies, please contact:
Christian Education Chairperson
Christian Education Vice Chairperson
Reporting
If the child you would like to report on is in immediate danger, please call 911 immediately.
In the event of Suspected Child Abuse or Neglect
a mandated reporter shall make an external report should be made to ChildLine at:
1-800-932-0313 or electonically at www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis
Click on this www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov link for information as to who is a mandated reporter.
an additional internal report should be made to one of the following:
Christian Education Chairperson
Incident Report
To make an incident report (such as in the event of an injury requiring medical treatment), please conct the Christian Education Chairperson.
Documents
St. Paul's UCC SafeConduct & Youth Protection Policy (in pdf format)
St. Paul's UCC Participation Covenant (in pdf format)
St. Paul's UCC Reference Check Form (in pdf format)
St. Paul's UCC Congregational Behavioral Covenant (in pdf format)
St. Paul's UCC Youth Registration Form 2018-2019 (in pdf format)
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (in pdf format)
Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check (in pdf format)
Pennsylvania Criminal Record Check - for Volunteers (in pdf format)
Pennsylvania Disclosure Statement for New Non-Paid Volunteers (in pdf format)
* For those serving in a non-paid position at St. Paul's UCC
Pennsylvania Disclosure Statement for New Paid Staff (in pdf format)
* For those serving in a paid staff position at St. Paul's UCC
Links
Pennsylvania's Keep Kids Safe Website: www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov
Pennsylvania Child Abuse/Neglect Reporting: www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis
Pennsylvania Department of Child Welfare: www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis/public/home
Pennsylvania Department of Education: www.education.pa.gov
Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance: www.pa-fsa.org
Clearance Links
Instructions and links for all three clearances are at: www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov
The individual links for the three clearances are below:
Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Certification: www.compass.state.pa.us/cwis
* Child Abuse History Clearance
Pennsylvania Access to Criminal History: epatch.state.pa.us
* Criminal History Clearance
Pennsylvania's Vendor for Fingerprinting - IdentoGO: www.identogo.com
* FBI Fingerprint Clearance
Information about the FBI Fingerprint Clearance can be found at:
http://www.keepkidssafe.pa.gov/resources/clearances/fbifinger/index.htm
Newly Updated: In 2018, PA transitioned from Cogent Systems (also known as Cogent ID) to IdentoGO. The link to the new IdentoGO vendor was updated on our website in August 2018.
Training Links
Pennsylvania Family Support Alliance: PAFSA Mandated Reporter Training
University of Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Mandated Reporter Training
Boy Scouts of America: Youth Protection Training